Holocaust Victim Survives Attack
Posted: Friday, September 02, 2011
by Jack H. Schick
Ruth Salzman 77, of Abington, PA, lived through the Holocaust. Born in Czechoslovakia in 1934, as a young girl she took the worst the Nazis could dish out and survived. When it was over, she immigrated to the United States. She was only 12. Her life here was much better than she could have ever imagined during her imprisonment in the 1940’s—until August 24 this year, anyway. The elderly woman was the target of a home-invasion attack.
Jeffrey Lopergolo, 19, and Anibal Pastor, 17, both of Philadelphia have been arrested and are now behind bars in the Montgomery County Prison. When captured, the two told police that they targeted Salzman’s place “because it looked like someone rich lived there,” according to Deputy Chief John A. Livingood. Lopergolo and Pastor were arraigned on charges of robbery, theft, aggravated and simple assault and other related charges. They were sent to the county prison in lieu of $500,000 cash bail, each.
Ruth Salzman is more angry and determined than hurt or frightened. She learned what real pain and fear is long ago. She’s seen what a failure to fervently resist can lead to. She told local TV station KYW that she plans to get a guard dog and will be keeping her handguns closer from now on. She’s is more than willing to shoot them next time.
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Top-level comments on this article: (3 total)Amazing how when you learned to face death and trauma and emptiness at such an early age, how that toughens you and steels you against things that others might consider psyche shattering. Thanks for the article.Yep. Thanks for reading and commentingSOUNDS LIKE MORE OF THAT HOLOCAUST PROPOGANDA CRAP ABOUT SHE TOOK THE WORST THAT GERMANY COULD DISH OUT AND TRIUMPHED....CHECK OUT THE LIES THAT THESE JEWS ALWAYS GO ON ABOUT....BET SHE IS SCAMMING FOR SOME SORT OF VICTIM BENEFITS FROM GERMANY AND BY THE SOUNDS OF IT, SHE HAD 3 GUNS???? LOLProblems? Thanks for reading
Horrible. At 77 and with her past, she has suffered enough. Punk! Never can understand home invasions anyway.
anibal pastor is innocent and should be let out.the coach of penn state raped lil boys n was able to bail himself out.whats wrong with that picture.michael jackon killer was only given 4yrs. n will only serve maybe 2 whats wrong with that.anibal didnt do this n should b let out.Thanks for reading and commenting. I simply re-wrote an article from the newspaper. I'm have no opinion on Anibal.
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